My Foxy Folly

Luopo

Luopo

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So there I was, bored and not lovin' my Foxy Folly anymore. I had been really hard on her and she hit the rocks a few times when I was clearing the acre of small trees, so she wasn't looking too good. I had nothing better to do so I started working on the blade and getting rid of the nicks and scrapes. After a while I decided, what the heck, let's blue her.

So I knocked down the shine a bit with a 180 grit sandpaper and dremeled down the back of grip cause it was biting into the palm of hand and cleaned her up before blueing. I think it turned out alright and I'm liking her again. The color is a very deep blue, the pics look almost black cause it's night here and there's very little natural light. Well, here are the pics:
 

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I'd like to see it with more light. You sure must have cleaned her up- looks smooth and clean lined.


munk
 
I'll take some more pics tomorrow when it's sunny outside, right now it looks really dark in the pictures. Really didn't clean her up much, just knocked down the shine a little.
 
How'd you get the blue so even? I blued my first khuk (18" DOTD AK) last year shortly after I got it and it turned out pretty uneven. It's mostly worn off the blade part of the blade, so to speak, but the rest is still not good. Functional and cool, but no longer quite beautiful.

Any suggestions?

PS - Used some sort of cold blue w/steel wool. Don't have it on hand to say the specific type.

~TMD
 
a foxy and a PSP :> ah, goodness.

what are you playing? :>

oh, the foxy came out good too :)

bladite
 
I'll take some more pics tomorrow when it's sunny outside, right now it looks really dark in the pictures. Really didn't clean her up much, just knocked down the shine a little.
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I think you've got enough light in the pics (notice other objects are properly exposed). If you tip the blade back away from the camera slightly until the light falls onto the blade (reflects some light toward us) it would open up the shadows. Bright direct sun will not usually give good results.
 
Bladite said:
a foxy and a PSP :> ah, goodness.

what are you playing? :>

oh, the foxy came out good too :)

bladite
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PSP 1.5, so anything I want with my 2gb memstick :D

Here's some more pics I just took. The bluing was worn a little where I stuck it in the stump, but she's no showpiece so I expect her to get some character. Rounding off the back of the grip has really helped in swinging it, it no longer bites me.

Munk, I did have to take a dremel to the blade, I forgot to mention that. The nicks were to profound to steel out and my file did little more than scratch my blade. Next time I won't swing so low to the ground.

As you can see it's not perfect, there are some character flaws in the bluing, but that's okay with me. I used Birchwood casey permablue paste and found that putting it on a papertowel and then spreading it on the blade worked best.
 

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Beautiful blade and very good pics outside! :thumbup:

What a gorgeous shape the foxy has.

Steve
 
Me Likey!!!! :thumbup: I blued my first FF, the original 20" model that weighs 45 ounces. It is one helluva felling and splitting khukuri!!!!
When I get finished tweaking my other FF's I'll blue at least two of them.
I found that the Birchwood Casey's Cold Blue will also stain the white metal to an extent, makes it look old and antique-y.:cool:
 
Thanks guys :)

I think I might try some brown and blue bluing on the white metal to simulate color case hardening, if I can tear away from the yard work my wife has me doing.
 
Welp, the Plum Brown bluing didn't take very well... neither did the regular bluing on the white metal. I had to put a lot of brown for very little effect I thought, but after steel wooling it (it was a big splotchy dark blue, yellow brown mess), I think it turned out okay. Sorta like antique color case hardening. I'll have to touch up some spots, but now that I have the technique down for this mysterious white metal, it shouldn't be hard to do.

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Luopo said:
PSP 1.5, so anything I want with my 2gb memstick :D
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i upgraded all the way. wanted to run the rocoloco demo, and of course, play katamari damacy :> didn't care about homebrew.

a 2gb memstick (takes 4 ya know but pricey), would be lovely for ripped movies and stuffs. so many intarnet videos to play with. sometimes $50-55 these days. it's on my list :)

bladite

(nice folly btw, mine hasn't shown yet ;P maybe tuesday... same for the new bdc :> bah! and my S1! wah, weeks away, wah!)
 
tinmaddog said:
How'd you get the blue so even? I blued my first khuk (18" DOTD AK) last year shortly after I got it and it turned out pretty uneven. It's mostly worn off the blade part of the blade, so to speak, but the rest is still not good. Functional and cool, but no longer quite beautiful.

Any suggestions?

PS - Used some sort of cold blue w/steel wool. Don't have it on hand to say the specific type.

~TMD
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TMD, I have found that the secret to the best finished cold bluing is to apply it to heated metal. I currently use Brownell's Oxpho-blue, but they have a new one now that they are selling I think. It goes on much more uniformly and smoothly when the surface has been heated a bit. That's about the only tip I have on it. Yvsa has done more and probably has better tips.

Regards,

Norm
 
Svashtar said:
TMD, I have found that the secret to the best finished cold bluing is to apply it to heated metal. I currently use Brownell's Oxpho-blue, but they have a new one now that they are selling I think. It goes on much more uniformly and smoothly when the surface has been heated a bit. That's about the only tip I have on it. Yvsa has done more and probably has better tips.

Regards,

Norm
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No, other than having it scruopously clean heating the metal is the best way I've found as well.
I wipe mine down with acetone and then run hot water over the metal until it dries instantly and is almost too hot too hang on too bare handed.
The white metal just blotches in spite of what I could do but I like that look better than a matte finish anyway, looks more antiquey.;) :cool:
 
Thanks guys. I remember heating the blade with boiling water and cleaning w/acetone (or maybe rubbing alcohol). Maybe I'll try another coat and see if I can't get it better.

Is there any way to remove the blueing (bluing?) once it's been applied?

Thanks again!

~TMD
 
tinmaddog said:
Is there any way to remove the blueing (bluing?) once it's been applied?

Thanks again!

~TMD
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You're quite welcome TMD.:thumbup: :D
The bluing will gradually wear off over time and will need to be replinished. It will also come off with a good scrubbing of steel wool or other abrasive.
 
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